We have many exclusive stories affecting Hudson County in the Reporter newspapers this weekend. If you can’t pick up a print edition, check them out on this site starting Sunday.
In North Hudson Braddock Park, a controversial 5-acre ballfield in development may be stalled because workers found old railroad ties and some tires from the 1930s in the dirt. County officials, who are pushing the field along over some residents’ complaints, say they will still be able to remediate the land and keep building. See the story in the North Bergen Reporter this weekend.
In Guttenberg, a resident and an official are looking into why three pubilc housing employees, two of whom actually live in federal affordable housing, were able to buy a house together in Monmouth County last year.
In Secaucus, an outside auditor will look into discrepancies in the tax office. The tax collector is currently suspended without pay.
Also in Secaucus the controversial “Keystone” site, formerly contaminated land, may be a popular park someday.
In Hoboken, well, see the above story…Councilwoman Beth Mason is sure Hoboken can lure a minor league affiliate of the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox to Hoboken’s northwest corner, and believes a stadium there could build on the town’s baseball history and also serve as the center of a thriving commecial community.
Also in Hoboken, a detailed rundown of whom new Mayor Mayor Peter Cammarano wants to help him run your city.
In Jersey City, a bar owner is fighting with the city to develop senior housing or residential housing on his own land. Why is it taking so long for him to get an answer?
In Weehawken, a man tells police it can be profitable to swipe beauty products from the local supermarket.
In West New York, more protests over impending police layoffs.
There’s so much more. Check it out here or in the print editions, and then comment below!